@traceypretorius

Driving Microsoft’s AI vision as Chief of Staff for Data, Privacy, & Security Engineering | Keynote Speaker #ArtificialIntelligence #Cybersecurity #WomenInSTEM

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CRN
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Microsoft has confirmed to @CRN that about 60,000 of its employees are eligible for a new voluntary exit offer launched as the tech giant continues to spend hundreds of billions of dollars on infrastructure to enable AI and meet demand for the technology. Here’s what you need to know: crn.com/news/ai/2026/microso…

Microsoft Confirms About 60,000 Employees Eligible For Voluntary Exit Offer

Microsoft is offering voluntary exits that are reportedly open to about 60,000 employees as the tech giant continues reshaping its workforce and prepares to report quarterly earnings.

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Microsoft offers 'buyouts' to 60,000 staff including UK workers trib.al/Ay9GHlF

Microsoft offers 'buyouts' to 60,000 staff including UK workers

The workers said to be offered voluntary redundancy are in divisions including AI experiences, Copilot, finance and human resources.

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The Dutch government aims to cut 25,000 civil servant jobs in an AI-led efficiency drive targeting annual savings of €3.5 billion bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Dutch Government Plans to Cut 25,000 Jobs in AI-Led Overhaul

The Dutch government aims to cut 25,000 civil servant jobs in an AI-led efficiency drive targeting annual savings of €3.5 billion ($3.9 billion).

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GeekWire
@geekwireOct 26
Microsoft makes new ‘voluntary exit’ offer to about a quarter of its workforce, including some execs geekwire.com/2026/microsoft-…

Microsoft makes new ‘voluntary exit’ offer to about a quarter of its workforce, including some execs

Microsoft is offering buyouts to about 60,000 employees in the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and India, with no age or tenure requirement. The package is equivalent to the company's standard severance, and...

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@geekwireOct 26
Trending: Exit interview: Microsoft’s comms chief on CEOs, reporters, what he got wrong, and stories that stuck geekwire.com/2026/exit-inter…

Exit interview: Microsoft’s comms chief on CEOs, reporters, what he got wrong, and stories that...

Microsoft communications chief Frank X. Shaw, who is leaving the company at the end of the year, reflects on nearly three decades of shaping its public image. He talks about working for Bill Gates,...

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KOMO News
@komonewsOct 26
Changes are coming to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, where Starbucks will soon have fewer stores for travelers and workers. komonews.com/news/local/star…

Sea-Tac airport Starbucks to close after contract ends and concessions shift

Changes are coming to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, where Starbucks will soon have fewer stores for travelers and workers.HMSHost notified the state Emp

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Sky News
@SkyNewsOct 25
Power surge at major UK airport delays hundreds of flights trib.al/BI385AH

Power surge at major UK airport causes delays to hundreds of flights

Some 250 flights were delayed and six were cancelled after a power surge caused security and baggage systems at the airport in Essex to go down for several hours on Sunday.

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💻 Sherrod
@sherrod_imOct 25
Everyone who works in technical roles needs this book.
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CybersecInsider@CybersecinsiderOct 25
The Biggest CISO Challenges of 2026: 73% Still Aren’t Ready for a Major Attack ow.ly/AeuJ5100KIO #CyberSecurity #Technology

The Biggest CISO Challenges of 2026: 73% Still Aren't Ready for a Major Attack

A CSO Online feature maps the biggest CISO challenges of 2026: sub-five-minute AI attacks, skills gaps, and 73% of leaders not ready for a major breach.

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SecurityWeek
@SecurityWeekOct 25
China APT Uses AI Pentest Tool Artex in ConnectWise Attacks securityweek.com/china-apt-u…

China APT Uses AI Pentest Tool Artex in ConnectWise Attacks

The state-sponsored hackers targeted hundreds of organizations and gained privileged access to some environments.

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CybersecInsider@CybersecinsiderOct 25
Cyber Threats targeting AI Experts at U.S. Legal Organizations, Universities and Businesses cybersecurity-insiders.com/c…

Cyber Threats targeting AI Experts at U.S. Legal Organizations, Universities and Businesses

Proofpoint says TA419 used adversary-in-the-middle phishing and fake AI advisory roles to target experts at U.S. universities and legal groups.

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Reuters
@ReutersOct 24
Iran has ramped up efforts to target US personnel, intelligence memo warns reut.rs/4jESY3c reut.rs/4jESY3c

Iran has ramped up efforts to target US personnel, intelligence memo warns

Iran has ramped up efforts to target US personnel, and lethal plots by Tehran against American citizens have reached "advanced ​stages", a senior intelligence official in the Trump administration...

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Palo Alto Networks
@PaloAltoNtwksOct 23
AI is uncovering vulnerabilities faster than ever, exposing longstanding security gaps. With 22M exposed PHP instances, @sherrod_im, VP of Threat Intelligence for @Unit42_Intel, explains why this is a watershed moment for cybersecurity. More via @sharongoldman.

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PRESIDENCY WEBSITE TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE Please be advised that The Presidency website is temporarily unavailable as a precautionary measure in response to a global cybersecurity event. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and appreciate your patience and understanding while this work is being completed. The Presidency of the Republic of South Africa
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"Major U.S. banks are detecting unauthorized third-party AI agents operating inside customer accounts, with some agents attempting to take actions that appear to be independent of user instructions, sources tell Axios." axios.com/2026/10/22/ai-agen…

Scoop: Unvetted AI agents are accessing U.S. bank accounts

Banks including Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, JPMorgan, Wells Fargo and others are racing to contain agent risks.

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Ars Technica
@arstechnicaOct 22
Hackers got a four-day head start on epic PHP2Shell vulnerability arstechnica.com/security/202…

Hackers got a four-day head start on epic PHP2Shell vulnerability

Hackers were already probing the bug before defenders were told it existed.

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Sky News
@SkyNewsOct 22
BREAKING: Barclays cutting 5,000 jobs in AI-led efficiency drive trib.al/PslgiEk

Barclays cutting 5,000 jobs in AI-led efficiency drive

Barclays has revealed it is cutting 5,000 jobs - 5% of its workforce - as part of efforts to save costs and drive efficiency through investment in artificial intelligence (AI).

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BBC News (World)
@BBCWorldOct 22
How did AI discover the internet's massive cyber-security risk? bbc.in/4i3x1bu

How did AI discover the internet's massive cyber-security risk?

The BBC's technology correspondent Joe Tidy explains how it happened, and what it means for you.

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Reuters
@ReutersOct 22
Chinese-linked hackers compromise ConnectWise, target hundreds in global attack, Microsoft says reut.rs/4jvghMQ reut.rs/4jvghMQ

Chinese-linked hackers compromise ConnectWise, target hundreds in global attack, Microsoft says

A Chinese state-aligned hacking group used an AI-driven penetration testing tool to compromise ​IT services firm ConnectWise as part of a campaign that ‌targeted hundreds of organizations globally,...

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Reuters
@ReutersOct 21
Cyber agency warns websites may go dark as PHP prepares critical fix reut.rs/4zKqkma reut.rs/4zKqkma

Cyber agency warns websites may go dark as PHP prepares critical fix

The developers of the widely used PHP programming language said on Wednesday they would release patches for two critical vulnerabilities, as EU cybersecurity officials warned organisations unable to...

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